
Emmanuel Guerin
Fellow and Special Adviser to CEO at European Climate Foundation
Emmanuel Guerin is a fellow and Special Adviser to the CEO at the European Climate Foundation.
Aug 01, 2025
Earlier this year, the Chinese firm CATL, the world’s largest battery-maker, unveiled an electric-vehicle (EV) battery capable of delivering a remarkable 520 kilometers (323 miles) of driving range after just five minutes of charging. The announcement came a month after BYD, China’s leading EV manufacturer, launched its own ultra-fast charging system. In solar, too, the numbers are staggering: Chinese firms can now produce over 1,200 gigawatts of solar panels annually.